Sentences with phrase «always split the vote»

There will always be two parties the way our system is constructed, and they will almost always split the vote around 50/50.

Not exact matches

there will always be a split - vote in assessment of who or what is «loving».

As such, just about every 3 vote state will always split 2 - 1.

Also, with electorate nearly equally split over a majority of important issues, the size of the body matters slightly less, but a larger body is more likely to allow passing more laws since you can always trade votes between blocks on random laws that a given block cares less about (e.g. I'll vote for your farm bill if you vote for my factory bill).

Admittedly, while the minor party is small (and hence eliminated in the first few rounds) this effect doesn't show up, unlike under plurality where minor parties are always a vote - splitting force.